2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team

The 2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Santo Tomas in the 73rd season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2010-11 began on July 10, 2010 and the host school for the season was De La Salle University.[1]

2010 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball
Record
Elims rank #7
Final rank#7
2010 record4–10
Head coachAlfredo M. Jarencio (5th season)
Assistant coachesSenen Z. Dueñas
Emmanuel Calipes
CaptainAC Marquez (3rd season)

UST finished seventh at the end of the double-round eliminations. They won four games against ten losses, giving head coach Pido Jarencio his worst win-loss record in the UAAP.[2]

They had an average winning margin of 3.0 points and an average losing margin of 7.7 points.

Two of their games went into overtime. The first was an 87–81 win over the UP Fighting Maroons in the first round,[3] and the other was a 76–81 double-overtime loss to the Adamson Falcons in the second round.

The Tigers tied Adamson's 2008 record of most three-point shots made in a game which they did twice, both in the first round. They made 16 three-point shots in their overtime win against UP and then repeated the feat against Adamson for a 55.2 field goal percentage.[4]

Roster
UST Growling Tigers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Year High School
SF 5 Lo, Kim Kaizen G. 6'1" (1.85m) 1st St. Jude Catholic School
PG 6 Marata, Edcor C. 5'10" (1.78m) 1st University of the Visayas
PG 7 Fortuna, Jeric Marco G. 5'7" (1.7m) 3rd De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
PF 8 Afuang, Carmelo S. 6'4" (1.93m) 3rd San Beda College–Rizal
SG 9 Bautista, Clark Daniel Oliver M. 5'9" (1.75m) 3rd Benedictine International School
SF 10 Mariano, Aljon E. 6'3" (1.91m) 2nd San Beda College–Rizal
PF 11 Marquez, Andre Charles D. (C) 6'3" (1.91m) 3rd La Salle Greenhills
PF 12 Camus, Christopher I. 6'4" (1.93m) 4th Sunny Hills High School
C 13 Pe, Paulo Lorenzo V. 6'4" (1.93m) 1st Ateneo de Manila
C 14 Tinte, Vincent Roberto P. 6'7" (2.01m) 1st Urdaneta City National High School
SG 16 Teng, Jeric Allen U. 6'2" (1.88m) 2nd Xavier School
SG 17 Delgado, Fritz Harmon L. 6'0" (1.83m) 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos
SF 18 Daquioag, Eduardo, Jr. D. 6'0" (1.83m) 1st RTU Laboratory High School
SG 19 Aytona, Eduardo, Jr. D. 5'10" (1.78m) 2nd University of Santo Tomas
C 20 Mamaril, Kenneth B. 6'5" (1.96m) 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos
PG 21 Wong, Jackson V. 5'10" (1.78m) 2nd Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senen Z. Dueñas
  • Ma. Genevieve R. Francisco (statistics)
  • Rodil S. Sablan (academic adviser)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Emmanuel Calipes
  • Yi Ming Liu
Team manager
  • Clarence D. Aytona
  • Timmy Chong
  • Rudy Yu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
  • [[[UST Growling Tigers#Men's_basketball_team_roster]] Roster]

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Paolo Pe Kenneth Mamaril Vince Tinte
PF Chris Camus Melo Afuang AC Marquez
SF Aljon Mariano Ed Daquioag Kim Lo
SG Jeric Teng Tata Bautista Edcor Marata
PG Jeric Fortuna Eddie Aytona Jackson Wong

Roster changes

The Growling Tigers have lost Season 72 MVP and scoring leader Dylan Ababou as well as Khasim Mirza and Allein Maliksi to graduation, while Tiger Cubs and incoming college freshmen Kyle Neypes and Cedric Labing-isa, both of whom were shoo-ins to the UST Senior team decided to join the rival NU Bulldogs.[5]

This year's roster includes Season 72 Rookie of the Year Jeric Teng, three-point specialists Jeric Fortuna and Tata Bautista, and big man Chris Camus among a handful of veterans. Nearly half of the roster are rookies with Ilocos Norte standout Ed Daquioag who was a former high school teammate of Bautista and Cebuano guard Edcor Marata, who was named NBTC's Most Outstanding Player leading the pack.[6]

Subtractions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
C 5 Darell John S. Green 6' 3" 2nd Colegio de San Juan de Letran
SF 6 Dylan Simon R. Ababou 6' 3" 5th Siena College of Quezon City Graduated
SF 13 Hadi O. Rushdy 6' 3" 2nd Colegio San Agustin
SF 14 Khasim Ali G. Mirza 6' 4" 5th La Salle College Antipolo Graduated
SG 17 Aljohn Gil P. Ungria 6' 1" 2nd Colegio de San Lorenzo Relegated to Team B
PF 18 Allein Gail Q. Maliksi 6' 4" 4th Camarin High School Graduated
SG 20 Andrew Joseph B. Felix 5' 11" 2nd PAREF Southridge School
SF 21 Marco Martin M. Cam 6' 0" 2nd San Sebastian College-Recoletos Transferred to College of Saint Benilde

Additions
Pos.#POBPlayerHeightYearHigh schoolNotes
SF 5 Kim Kaizen G. Lo 6' 1" 1st St. Jude Catholic School Rookie
PG 6 Edcor C. Marata 5' 10" 1st University of the Visayas Rookie
C 13 Paulo Lorenzo V. Pe 6' 4" 1st Ateneo de Manila Rookie
C 14 Vincent Roberto P. Tinte 6' 7" 1st Urdaneta City National High School Transferred from Far Eastern University
SG 17 Fritz Harmon L. Delgado 6' 0" 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos Rookie
SF 18 Eduardo D. Daquioag, Jr. 6' 1" 1st RTU Laboratory High School Rookie
C 20 Kenneth B. Mamaril 6' 5" 1st San Sebastian College-Recoletos From Team B
PG 21 Jackson V. Wong 5' 10" 2nd Philippine Academy of Sakya-Manila Returning from Season 71

Preseason tournaments

In October 2009, speculations that head coach Pido Jarencio had been fired began to surface. This was related to the past unsuccessful seasons that followed their 2006 championship. Manila Bulletin had written an article about it on October 5, but IPEA officials, namely Director Fr. Ermito de Sagon and Assistant Director Mrs. Felicitas Francisco were quick to dismiss them as rumors. Jarencio's live contract will expire in March 2010 and from then officials will make an assessment of his tenure.[7] The coach himself dismissed the rumor during an interview in July. He had confirmed receiving offers from the NU Bulldogs, but also said that he "never thought of leaving UST unless they didn't want him there anymore."[8]

Jarencio's contract was extended to December 2010.

According to Jarencio, "UST did not join the major preseason tournaments for fear it would affect the morale of the players." Another reason for skipping the summer tournaments, was the problems that they encountered in recruiting players. UST Tiger Cubs standouts Neypes and Labing-isa have decided to play for the National University Bulldogs after graduation and are currently undergoing residency.[9] Neypes was actually included in the Bulldogs' roster when they competed in the 2010 Filoil Preseason Cup.

2010 Millennium Basketball League–Open championship
  • Tournament rank: 4th (3W–5L)
DateOpponentScoreVenueTop scorer
Apr 9 Foscon Ship Management L 80–83 Lyceum Gym–Manila Teng - 18 pts
Apr 17 LPU Pirates W 88–85 Lyceum Gym–Manila Fortuna - 20 pts
Apr 22 Forward Taguig L 83–92 Lyceum Gym–Manila Bautista - 39 pts
May 20 MLQU Stallions L 96–98 Tiger City Gym–Mandaluyong Teng - 23 pts
May 26 Foscon Ship Management L 65–75 Aquinas Gym–San Juan Fortuna - 24 pts

UAAP Season 73 games results
Further information: UAAP Season 73 basketball tournaments

Elimination games were played in a double round-robin format. All games were aired on Studio 23 & Balls.

Date Time Opponent Venue Result Record
First round of eliminations
Jul 10 4:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 80–67 1–0
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 15; Rebounds: Camus – 15; Assists: Fortuna – 4
Jul 18 2:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 56–68 1–1
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 11; Rebounds: Camus – 10; Assists: Fortuna – 3
Jul 22 2:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 87–81OT 2–1
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 29; Rebounds: Camus, Fortuna – 6; Assists: Daquioag – 4
Jul 25 4:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 71–75 2–2
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 23; Rebounds: Camus – 12; Assists: Camus, Fortuna – 6
Jul 29 4:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 59–58 3–2
Game Highs: Points: Afuang – 15; Rebounds: Camus – 7; Assists: Fortuna – 9
Aug 1 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 53–61 3–3
Game Highs: Points: Bautista – 18; Rebounds: Fortuna – 7; Assists: Teng, Fortuna – 5
Aug 7 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws The Arena • San Juan L 57–65 3–4
Game Highs: Points: Camus – 16; Rebounds: Camus – 14; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Fifth place after 1st round (3 wins–4 losses)
Second round of eliminations
Aug 12 2:00 p.m. UE Red Warriors Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 65–75 3–5
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 14; Rebounds: Afuang – 11; Assists: Bautista – 3
Aug 15 4:00 p.m. Adamson Falcons PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 76–812OT 3–6
Game Highs: Points: Camus – 17; Rebounds: Camus – 14; Assists: 4 players – 2
Aug 21 4:00 p.m. FEU Tamaraws PhilSports Arena • Pasig L 67–76 3–7
Game Highs: Points: Fortuna – 12; Rebounds: Afuang – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 7
Aug 28 2:00 p.m. UP Fighting Maroons Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City W 68–66 4–7
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 17; Rebounds: Afuang – 8; Assists: Fortuna – 4
Sep 2 4:00 p.m. De La Salle Green Archers Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 69–78 4–8
Game Highs: Points: Afuang – 19; Rebounds: Camus – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 5
Sep 5 4:00 p.m. Ateneo Blue Eagles Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 77–81 4–9
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 23; Rebounds: Afuang – 9; Assists: Fortuna – 8
Sep 9 2:00 p.m. NU Bulldogs Araneta Coliseum • Quezon City L 54–62 4–10
Game Highs: Points: Teng – 20; Rebounds: Pe – 9; Assists: Teng, Fortuna – 3
Seventh place at 4 wins–10 losses (1 win–6 losses in the 2nd round)

Times listed above are in UTC+08:00

Source: inboundPASS

Individual statistics
Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3FG% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TOT PPG
Jeric Teng1429.46317336.4%267733.8%294269.0%4.31.90.80.12.712.9
Tata Bautista1421.14713135.9%4011136.0%223073.3%1.31.20.60.11.311.1
Jeric Fortuna1433.25515735.0%226633.3%131872.2%3.64.71.10.13.110.4
Chris Camus1431.75614139.7%41822.2%143342.4%8.91.61.10.71.99.3
Melo Afuang1424.94710246.1%1714.3%223171.0%6.40.80.60.42.18.4
Aljon Mariano1419.4428748.3%142850.0%101952.6%3.00.90.20.41.97.7
Paolo Pe1421.1215141.2%010.0%51533.3%3.70.40.20.41.23.3
Ed Daquioag149.2143638.9%41723.5%61250.0%1.40.90.60.00.92.7
Eddie Aytona124.831225.0%020.0%22100.0%0.30.10.00.00.50.7
Edcor Marata62.82366.7%000.0%000.0%0.30.00.00.00.80.7
Kenneth Mamaril122.72366.7%000.0%000.0%0.60.80.00.20.50.3
Vince Tinte82.91250.0%000.0%000.0%0.80.10.00.10.00.3
Kim Lo114.2070.0%000.0%000.0%0.60.40.00.10.20.0
Jackson Wong82.4000.0%000.0%000.0%0.40.00.00.00.90.0
AC Marquez54.0030.0%000.0%000.0%0.60.00.00.00.00.0
Total1441.135390838.9%11132733.9%12320061.5%34.912.85.32.516.967.1
Opponents1441.136986542.6%6625326.1%18930761.6%38.715.65.63.816.771.0
Source: inboundPASS


Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FGM  Field-goal made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 3PM  3-point field-goal made  3PA  3-point field-goal attempts  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage
 FTM  Free-throw made  FTA  Free-throw attempts  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  TOT  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game

Aftermath

Because the Growling Tigers did not participate in any major summer preseason tournaments, they were not scouted by the other UAAP schools and were able to pull off wins early in the first round of eliminations. They were even third in the standings at 3–2 at one point late in the first round.

Like the other UST Growling Tigers teams, the 2010 squad had heavily relied on their three-point shooting, and when their shots had failed to connect, the losses began to pile up, mostly on double-digit deficits.

According to head coach Pido Jarencio, this team was more of a stop-gap in preparation for the university's quadricentennial celebration. "Some of the players I recruited are really made for 2011."

One of the players that he was referring to was incoming Cameroonian rookie Karim Abdul who had undergone a one year residency and will be able to suit up for the Tigers next season to beef up the team's short front line.

Jarencio who has a deep pool of players from the Team B training team, has plans for a major revamp on the current team. "If nothing happens (to UST) next year, I will exit the team," added the coach.[10]

References
  1. Chavez, Leilani. "UAAP teams wary of Season 73". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  2. "No more tomorrow for the Growling Tigers in Season 73". The Varsitarian. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  3. Almo, Alder T. "Tigers drop bombs on Maroons". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  4. Divinagracia, Anthony. "Falcons escape three-point savvy Tigers". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  5. "UAAP piracy turns Tigers into Bulldogs". The Varsitarian. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  6. "Guard-heavy Tigers get size upgrade". The Varsitarian. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  7. "Pido's status in limbo". The Varsitarian. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  8. "Jarencio stays with UST, eyes Final 4 return". The Varsitarian. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  9. "Tigers' fate could change as season 73 progresses". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  10. "Unable to join the party, four teams look forward to next season". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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